<div dir="ltr">dude, you have a rotation. so when there is no live dj, you put it on the automatic rotation of all other noisebridge shows/recordings/music etc<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Johny Radio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:johnyradio@gmail.com" target="_blank">johnyradio@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

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Giovanni, what do you mean "can"?<br>
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<ul>
<li>Legally allowed?</li>
<li>Able to generate content?<br>
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Legality: The Burning Man radio stations operate according to FCC
part 15. Noisebridge CAN do that too! "Unlicensed operation on the
AM and FM radio broadcast bands is permitted for some extremely low
powered devices covered under Part 15 of the FCC's rules. ...these
devices are limited to an effective service range of approximately
200 feet." In the desert, maybe they are getting better distance. On
Mission street, we'd probably want a balloon-mounted xmtr to get any
coverage. Of course, if the balloon is 300 feet up, and the xmtr has
a range of 200 feet, then....<br>
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/guides/low-power-broadcast-radio-stations#UNLICENSED" target="_blank">http://www.fcc.gov/guides/low-power-broadcast-radio-stations#UNLICENSED</a><br>
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Another legal option is Carrier Current radio, which uses our AC
electrical wires as a giant antenna, by plugging our signal into a
wall outlet. "a carrier current station consists of an AM radio
frequency signal on a frequency between 535 and 1705 kHz being
injected into a power line. The effective service range of a
carrier current station is approximately 200 feet (61 meters) from
the power line; however, a carrier current signal will not pass
through a utility transformer."<br>
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/guides/low-power-broadcast-radio-stations#CARRIER" target="_blank">http://www.fcc.gov/guides/low-power-broadcast-radio-stations#CARRIER</a><br>
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Generating content: Burning Man stations spit out hours of
electronic music and BM-related content. There are thousands of DJ's
and musicians available to create content. There are also thousands
of peeps who keep their radios tuned in. Whether we're going to find
thousands (or even tens) of listeners on Mission Street every day is
another question. <br>
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I explain why i have doubts that Noisebridge has the capacity to
generate hours of original content every day in my post "Noisebridge
FM Radio". But, if we go the unlicensed route, our output can be
inconsistent and it don't matter:<br>
<a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-August/039046.html" target="_blank">https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-August/039046.html</a><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>